Man City Hitman De Bruyne Out For Three Months

Manchester City’s Kevin de Bruyne is having tests on a right knee injury suffered in training on Wednesday. City said the extent of the injury suffered by the 27-year-old Belgium midfielder is “not yet known”. In 2016, he missed 12 games after injuring his right knee during an EFL Cup semi-final victory over Everton. De…”

Speaking to BBC Sport in a wide-ranging interview to be broadcast during Football Focus on Saturday (12:00 BST on BBC One), De Bruyne said City “will never have a season like last year” as they attempt to become the first Premier League champions since 2009 to retain the title.

After City published news of De Bruyne’s injury, the player was pictured wearing a brace around his knee and walking with the aid of crutches at the premiere of an Amazon documentary series that follows the club throughout last season.

Kevin de Bruyne (second from the right) appeared on stage on crutches in Manchester alongside his City team-mates